Category Archives: General & Events

Startup Summit Showcases, Explains Disruption

Innovations are disruptive because they can affect a wider range of entities than most people realize, Tesla’s Keith Witek said in his keynote presentation at the Badger Startup Summit held Monday at…

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The Week Ahead Aug. 22

For the week of Aug. 22, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 4-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Monona Terrace Convention Center – Pitch Night: Forward Fest Startup…

Five Madison Companies Win Awards

Five Madison companies were honored at the 2016 Wisconsin Innovation Awards that took place Tuesday at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Lynx Biosciences, Redox, Square Harvest Inc., Understory and POLCO were among 10 companies chosen by a panel of…

Badger Fund of Funds Nets $10M

Story provided by Polo Rocha, WisBusiness.com The Badger Fund of Funds has raised more than $10 million from private investors, doubling the amount it needed to raise under state law….

2016 Forward Festival Preview

Download our at-a-glance Forward Festival Schedule. The seventh annual Forward Festival, taking place Aug. 18-25 at various locations in the city, will bring various startup and entrepreneurial groups together to learn, share…

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The Week Ahead Aug. 15

For the week of Aug. 15, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 4-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 at @1403 – Madworks Seed Accelerator Pitch Contest 9-10 a.m. Wednesday,…

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Madworks Pitch Day on Aug. 15

Nine startups are slated to compete in Madworks Accelerator’s pitch competition taking place 4-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15 at @1403. According to a release, Curate Solutions, Emonix, Fortel Forecasting, POLCO, ProteinCT, Roll…

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The Week Ahead Aug. 8

For the week of Aug. 8, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Madison Central Public Library – 1 Million Cups Presentation: Maydm…

Summer gBETA Program Concludes

The startups taking part in gener8tor’s Milwaukee and Madison summer gBETA programs will be celebrated Aug. 11 at the LiveBETA event in Milwaukee, the organization announced today. According to a release, during the six-week…

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The Week Ahead Aug. 1

For the week of Aug. 1, here’s what’s happening in Madison’s startup scene. Presentations/Pitches 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, August 3 at Madison Central Public Library – 1 Million Cups Presentation: Atlas…